Thursday, October 20, 2011

Thought for the Day (10/20/11)

"It [Occupy, 99%, OWS] rightly puts the focus on the economic institutions rather than on the politicians who are merely their lackeys. The countless grievances may not constitute a coherent program, but taken as a whole they already imply a fundamental transformation of the system. The nature of that transformation will become clearer as the struggle develops. If the movement ends up forcing the system to come up with some sort of significant, New Deal-type reforms, so much the better — that will temporarily ease conditions so we can more easily push further. If the system proves incapable of implementing any significant reforms, that will force people to look into more radical alternatives." - Bureau of Public Secrets

1 comment:

Brenda
said...

Hi there! Well, good to see you getting political, I must say. Big stuff happening. Did you see this column? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/opinion/theres-something-happening-here.html?_r=1&ref=thomaslfriedmanHave you read Paul Gilding's Great Disruption. Worth it.Love, B